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VenturEast

Venture capital

Bangalore · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked

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Investment thesis

VenturEast is an early-stage technology investor in India focused on rapidly growing businesses with clearly defined competitive moats. It invests across deeptech (climate, industry, mobility, energy, agriculture); product software (enterprise, SaaS, dev tools, data, AI and GenAI applications); B2B (supply chain digitization and e-commerce enablers); and 'Middle India' opportunities in fintech, consumer tech, and health. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach backed by deep domain expertise spanning deep science, enterprise, SaaS, India consumer, and climate tech, with a team that has navigated multiple economic and investment cycles over more than two decades.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Bangalore, IN
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1997
AUM
$325M
Tracked investments
69

Team · 12 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Mahesh Pinishetty· Manager - Financein
Raghuveer Mendu· Advisor
Vishnu Kamalapuri· Vice President (Finance & Accounts)

What they invest in

from 33 of 69 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Digital Health ×7Healthtech ×7SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Medical Devices ×5

HQs:India×17United States×4Italy×1

Investments · 69 tracked

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1Mg1mg.com

Tata 1mg is India's leading online pharmacy and healthcare platform that offers medicines, lab tests, doctor consultations, and cancer care services.

Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechIndia, IN

24Mantra24mantra.com

24 Mantra Organic produces organic food and packaged goods grown using vedic farming methods, and offers a traceability feature that lets consumers track a product's journey from farm to pack.

AgTechConsumerFoodTech

2Adpro2adpro.com
Ackoacko.com

ACKO is an insurtech company that provides car, corporate health, health, travel, and life insurance products in India through a direct-to-consumer technology platform.

Digital HealthFintechInsurTechMumbai, IN

Varun Dua(Founder)Vishwanath Ramarao(Co-Founder)Ruchi Deepak(Founder Emeritus)

Ad2pro

Exited through a structured deal with Avendus.

Atyatiatyati.comin

Atyati describes its company culture and values, emphasizing adaptability, continuous innovation, process simplification, resourcefulness, and excellence.

FintechImpact & Social Good

Ben Franklin
Benfranklinbenfranklin.in
Bharat Light and Power
Bioservein

REPROCELL provides integrated solutions for stem cell research, cell therapy development, and drug discovery, including iPSC tools, biospecimens, tissue models, and GMP manufacturing services for clinical and preclinical research.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

BoonBoxinthreeaccess.com
Cowles_Investments_DemandEnergyenel.comin𝕏

Enel is an energy utility that generates, sells and distributes electricity while developing clean and innovative energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

CleantechEnergyRome, IT

Cpousacpousa.comin

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics provides prosthetic and orthotic devices and care for patients recovering from limb loss, managing neurological conditions, or seeking improved mobility.

HealthtechMedical DevicesChicago, US

Cronaicronai.ai
Desicrewdesicrew.inin𝕏

DesiCrew provides policy operations processing for life insurance companies in India, validating and clearing over 150,000 policies monthly for insurers.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTech

Diabetomicsdiabetomics.com

ModalityDx develops quantitative point-of-care diagnostic tests using molecular biomarkers and data science to detect and assess treatment response for diseases including diabetes, maternal health conditions, and autoimmune disorders.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Dodla Dairy

Exited with a 13.5x return on investment.

Dodladairydodladairy.com
E2E Rail

Exited through a financial secondary to Param Capital.

Edge Networksedgenetworks.in
ekincareekincare.comin𝕏

ekincare operates a corporate health benefits platform that combines employee health management, risk prediction, and health insurance claims processing for employers in India.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaSIndia, IN

Elbitelbitdiagnostics.net
Etoerailetoerail.com

e2E Rail provides rail engineering and design services for mainline and mass transit infrastructure projects, specializing in track systems, signalling, communication systems, and electrification.

Construction TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Evolvaevolva.com
eYantra
Find Me A Shoe
Gland Pharma
Glandpharmaglandpharma.com
Imedximedx.com
Inc Nutincnut.com

IncNut operates a portfolio of content-driven consumer brands in beauty, wellness, and parenting sectors, including StyleCraze (health and beauty media for women), MomJunction (parenting guidance platform), SkinKraft (customized skincare), and Vedix (customized Ayurvedic haircare).

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Indusosindusos.com
Infinite Uptimeinfinite-uptime.cominDec 2016

Infinite Uptime provides prescriptive AI-assisted decision-making tools for manufacturing operations, aimed at improving manufacturing competitiveness and delivering ROI within 6-12 months.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTMenlo Park, US

Raunak Bhinge(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-David Margulici(Executive Officer, Director)

InOpenin𝕏

Next Education builds technology-enabled learning content and platforms for schools in India, including products like TeachNext and LearnNext, digital classrooms, activity/lab kits, and a learning management system.

EdTechSaaSIndia, IN

Beas Dev Ralhan(Chief Executive Officer)Raveendranath Kamath(Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer)Daljit Singh(Director)

INurtureinurture.co.in
IQLECTiqlect.comin𝕏

iQlect develops a converged, AI-enabled platform for real-time predictive big data analytics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Kisshtkissht.comin𝕏

Kissht offers digital gold as an online investment product, letting users in India buy, sell, redeem, and store 24K gold via its app starting from ₹10, with holdings backed by insured physical gold and real-time price tracking.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMumbai, IN

Ranvir Singh(Chairman & CEO)Krishnan Vishwanathan(Co-founder & Promoter)

Little Eye Labs
LOHUMlohum.com
Loyltyloylty.comin

Loylty is a loyalty management platform that helps retail and financial services companies increase customer lifetime value and repeat purchases through AI-powered segmentation and data-driven engagement.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail Tech

Mardilmardil.com

HealthtechPlymouth, US

MOHAMED ABDUL NASER BIN JAAFAR, MD(Director)DANIEL PELAK(Director)MARSHALL STANTON(Director)JAMES BUCK(Executive Officer, Director)J. ANDREW BETTS(Director)

BoardRAMESH ALUR(Director)

MGH Labsbogorchid.com
MoEngagemoengage.comin𝕏

MoEngage is a customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver personalized experiences across industries including financial services, food & beverage, media & entertainment, travel & hospitality, and retail/e-commerce.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Raviteja Dodda(Executive Officer, Director)Yashwanth Kumar Kammara(Executive Officer, Director)Narasimha Reddy(Director)Rahul Chandra(Director)

BoardShailesh Ghorpade(Director)Tarun Davda(Director)

Moschipmoschip.comin𝕏

MosChip Technologies provides silicon design, hardware engineering, embedded software development, and AI solutions to enterprises and technology companies.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Moschip Semiconductors

Exited via India (BSE) listing.

Neurosynapticneurosynaptic.comin𝕏

Neurosynaptic Communications develops the ReMeDi platform, a digital health solution combining point-of-care diagnostics, cloud-based healthcare management, and telemedicine technology for affordable healthcare access in rural and remote areas.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Ocean Sparkle

Exited with 35x return on investment.

Oceansparkleoceansparkle.com
Onconovaonconova.com
One Breathonebreathventilators.com

OneBreath is an international medical device company that commercializes mechanical ventilation technology developed at Stanford University, offering high-performance ventilators at an affordable cost.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Orcasystemsorcasystems.comin

Orca Systems is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, tests, and manufactures RF ICs, RF IP, mixed-signal ASICs, and RF-based SoCs, with a focus on low-power RF transceivers for the IoT market.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors

John McDonough(CEO/CTO & Director)

Orion Edutech
Orionedutechorionedutech.com
Palredpalred.comin𝕏

Palred Technologies is a consumer electronics and audio accessories company that designs and manufactures trendy gadgets and lifestyle electronics under its pTron brand.

ConsumerHardware

Pitstopgetpitstop.com
Porteaportea.comin𝕏

Portea Medical provides medical care in patients' homes, offering primary, preventive, and elderly care services.

Digital HealthHealthtechBengaluru, IN

Dr Kavitha Manjunath

revalyurevalyu.comin𝕏

Revalyu (revalyu Resources) recycles PET plastic to produce sustainable recycled polyester used by textile mills and consumer product makers.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Dr. Vivek Tandon(Founder)Jan van Kisfeld(Managing Director & Head of Legal)

Richcore
Richcore Lifesciencesacquired by Laurus Labs

Acquired by Laurus Labs, an India-listed pharma major.

Richcoreindiarichcoreindia.com
Sapalaorganicssapalaorganics.com

Sapala Organics provides specialized nucleic acid building blocks, drug delivery compounds, and contract research and manufacturing services for oligonucleotide drug development.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Richcore Lifesciencesacq. by Laurus Labs

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

What stage does VenturEast invest at?
VenturEast invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does VenturEast focus on?
VenturEast focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is VenturEast located?
VenturEast is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Podcast #9 | Discussing AI with Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan - General Partner at Ventureast

Gradient Advisors · Srikanth Sundararajan

Pivotal Moments with Sarath Naru - venture capitalist and founder of VenturEast

Ram Shivakumar · Sarath Naru

Episode XXXix- Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast

DamaniTalks · Srikanth Sundararajan

Evolution of SaaS | Srikanth Sundararajan | General Partner - Ventureast | The Startup Operator

The Startup Operator · Srikanth Sundararajan

Sarath Naru (Ventureast) at Startup Grind Chennai

Startup Grind Local · Sarath Naru

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